https://www.rt.com/uk/404643-explosion-london-underground-tower/
Police have evacuated Tower Hill tube station amid reports of an explosion in a train carriage.
Officers have not determined whether the incident is terrorism-related. Some witnesses suggested the explosion was caused by a faulty battery pack inside a bag.
Not Kent: Report of small ‘blast’ on a tube train at Tower Hill Station in central London followed by acid-like smell. pic.twitter.com/z8j23GEmgx
— Kent 999s (@Kent_999s) September 26, 2017
TOWER HILL STATION update: Tower Hill Station evacuated following small ‘explosion’ on tube train. Possible Parsons Green copycat incident. pic.twitter.com/zz3m9S6Grg
— Kent 999s (@Kent_999s) September 26, 2017
Blast at Tower Hill tube station in London. Exclusive footage on Geo News pic.twitter.com/wixkA0Nlsg
— Azhar Abbas (@AzharAbbas3) September 26, 2017
Daniel Griggs tweeted: “Blimey, someone’s battery charger just caught fire next to me on the tube at Tower Hill. That gets the adrenaline going. Everyone’s safe!”
Another witness, Murtaza Ali Shah, said terrified passengers fled the station in a stampede.
He tweeted: “Tower Hill Station closed after a small scale explosion in a bag, passengers fled in panic, injuries in stampede.”
Disruption to services on @circleline & @districtline whilst we respond to incident at Tower Hill. Update to follow. https://t.co/Gz0xaIzqm8
— BTP (@BTP) September 26, 2017
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesperson said they were called just before 12.30pm local time.
“There has been a security alert and we are trying to identify what has happened. The station has been evacuated. It looks like it may be a small fire.”
I guess the "news" had to use a headline like that..
Police have evacuated Tower Hill tube station amid reports of an explosion in a train carriage.
Officers have not determined whether the incident is terrorism-related. Some witnesses suggested the explosion was caused by a faulty battery pack inside a bag.
Not Kent: Report of small ‘blast’ on a tube train at Tower Hill Station in central London followed by acid-like smell. pic.twitter.com/z8j23GEmgx
— Kent 999s (@Kent_999s) September 26, 2017
TOWER HILL STATION update: Tower Hill Station evacuated following small ‘explosion’ on tube train. Possible Parsons Green copycat incident. pic.twitter.com/zz3m9S6Grg
— Kent 999s (@Kent_999s) September 26, 2017
Blast at Tower Hill tube station in London. Exclusive footage on Geo News pic.twitter.com/wixkA0Nlsg
— Azhar Abbas (@AzharAbbas3) September 26, 2017
Daniel Griggs tweeted: “Blimey, someone’s battery charger just caught fire next to me on the tube at Tower Hill. That gets the adrenaline going. Everyone’s safe!”
Another witness, Murtaza Ali Shah, said terrified passengers fled the station in a stampede.
He tweeted: “Tower Hill Station closed after a small scale explosion in a bag, passengers fled in panic, injuries in stampede.”
Disruption to services on @circleline & @districtline whilst we respond to incident at Tower Hill. Update to follow. https://t.co/Gz0xaIzqm8
— BTP (@BTP) September 26, 2017
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesperson said they were called just before 12.30pm local time.
“There has been a security alert and we are trying to identify what has happened. The station has been evacuated. It looks like it may be a small fire.”
I guess the "news" had to use a headline like that..
